# NTSB NYC74DNC07: Bell 47G, N950B, Weld, ME, July 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1973
- Place: Weld, ME · WELD, ME
- Location: 44.6987° N, 70.4215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weld, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6987&lon=-70.4215&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189680
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DNC07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNC07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1724  73/7/13    WELD,ME             BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2330
        TIME - 1615                    N950B               PX-  0  0  1  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, 655 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE MTN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WELD,ME                     FARMINGTON,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      52
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DURING TAKE OFF FROM MT HELIPAD,PIC ALLOWED ACFT TO SETTLE WITH POWER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N950B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N950B), registered now, S/N 693, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blue Mtn

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730713020669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730713020669A), Jul 13, 1973: Bell 47G, Weld, ME, Substantial damage. During take off from mt helipad,PIC allowed acft to settle with power.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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